Hi everyone! With the European and several other leagues on the August-May calendar coming to an end, I thought I'd get one last newsletter in with the playoffs and cup finals on the docket, including the European Champions League final, the French playoffs, the English FA Cup Final,
Welcome back to This Week In Women's Soccer! After a long international break, all seven leagues we're keeping track of, plus a special bonus from down under, and of course the Champions League semifinals. I'm going to try a new format here to keep
Hi everyone, we're going to be taking a little break for a quiet week this week, and an international break next week. I made multiple mistakes in my tired attempt to throw something together last week, so I need to figure out how to manage some of those
womens sports
The biggest match of the WSL season. Manchester United need to win to peg City back in order for there to be a title race.
Arsenal
This next month is arguably the peak of women's club football worldwide, as we have matches from every league we're keeping an eye on this week, plus the Asian Cup Final between Australia and Japan, PLUS the Women's Champions League in Europe.
NWSL
This is by far the busiest week of recommendations we've had for this newsletter. I want to recommend matches with the best teams and players and/or the highest stakes.
NWSL
The biggest question for the Spirit is all about Trin. Rodman is a superstar in what she can do in conventional soccer terms, but she's also got an infectious relationship with her teammates, fans, coaches, and everyone around her.
football
Welcome to part one of our NWSL preview, a quick guide to what's cool, interesting, or scary about each team in the league
I was working on a quick NWSL preview to put at the start of this newsletter, but the "quick" preview was 3000 words as I was just over half-done, so expect that next week as its own thing, hey? In the meantime, a huge week of international matches
football
Three international competitions are getting going, with a fourth later in the month: one small and easy to watch, one medium-sized and a little more difficult and one sprawling and difficult.
The NWSL is starting up in less than a month, so my next couple essays here, if I can, will be about women's soccer in the US, and its relationship to global women's football. First up, the second half of my analysis of the next potential
NWSL
A very quiet week in Europe, with no superclub versus superclub matches, but it's a calm before the storm with the Champions League second legs coming up in midweek. Still, that gives a chance for the top match of the week to be in Mexico!